We are just passing through Auckland as Jane heads to the US to see family and friends. We dined in the Sky City Tower restaurant Orbit. Having been told it was touristy, we were delighted at how good the food was. The views are unbeatable. The Orbit orbits every hour; we saw 540 degrees of Auckland.
We spent a little time in the Auckland Museum, which will require many more hours during our future visits. We returned from the museum with a walk through the park. The flowers were arresting, especially for so late in Autumn! A flea market off the main retail street featured a Maori artist whose work we liked a lot.
I've been following your blog. It and my daughter's inspired me to start one, too. I'm not as accomplished as you are yet, but there is some good stuff on mine--mainly my trip to Beijing and my two (yes two) new granddaughters. You can take a look here:
http://robertcraigwest.blogspot.com/
Posted by: Craig | June 15, 2007 at 11:41 AM